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5 great BBC tech innovations that will change TV and radio forever: Oculus Rift, 4K and more
26 January 2015The BBC has made the unprecedented step of opening up its innovations labs to public scrutiny in the form of BBC Taster, a web service that will host some of the corporation's most experimental digital projects before they have been rolled out to all... >>
You can sample the BBC's new digital innovations for free through BBC Taster
26 January 2015The BBC is opening its R&D labs to the general public in order to have its innovations and experimental ideas tested and trialled by everyone. Called BBC Taster, the scheme will be a "place to try, rate and share something new". The BBC Taster service... >>
You must watch this: Top Gear and Lego team for perhaps the weirdest trailer for a show yet
15 January 2015Ever wondered what Top Gear would be like if it was animated and in Lego? No, us neither but bizarrely the BBC's official trailer for series 22 is exactly that. It is Lego representation of the show. Wow. It's actually quite good, with each of the presenters... >>
Go CBBC is the Beeb's first dedicated app for slightly older kids
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How BBC Three will move to BBC iPlayer: The Beeb unveils its proposals
10 December 2014BBC director general Tony Hall and other senior executives at the BBC have outlined the corporation's plans on how BBC Three will switch to being an online-only channel in 2015. The channel is controversially moving from its terrestrial broadcast slot... >>
BBC iPlayer comes to Xbox One at last, ITV needs to catch up
4 December 2014An app for BBC iPlayer is finally available on Xbox One, leaving ITV as the last remaining UK terrestrial TV service to give access to its catch-up services on the platform. Available as a free download, the BBC iPlayer app also makes use of voice control... >>
Free interactive advent calendar for kids comes to BBC Cbeebies Playtime app
1 December 2014The BBC has updated its Cbeebies Playtime app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone and Fire devices to include a free interactive advent calendar. Each day from today, 1 December, up to Christmas Day itself, children can find a different Cbeebies... >>
BBC connected red button finally available on BBC co-funded YouView... but not TalkTalk yet
24 October 2014YouView users can finally use the BBC's latest connected red button services. And the jazzed-up BBC iPlayer service has arrived on the platform too. Virgin Media's TiVo boxes were the first to get the connected red button at the end of 2012, while Smart... >>
BBC uses free Doctor Who and the Daleks game to help introduce kids to coding
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BBC Genome project goes live, chronicling every TV and radio broadcast in the Beeb's history
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'Frozen' Takes Top Prize at Annie Awards
"Frozen" has iced another honor, winning the top prize Saturday, Feb. 1, at the 41st Annie Awards.
The musical toon scooped up five of Disney's 10 Annies, presented by ASIFA-Hollywood, which hosts Hollywood's biggest night for the animation industry. Mouse House stablemate Pixar took home five trophies itself for work done on the film "Monsters University," which nabbed two awards, and three for the ABC special "Toy Story of TERROR!"
Legendary animation filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki was honored with an Annie for writing "The Wind Rises," which the auteur says is his last film.
DreamWorks Animation notched the next highest tally of awards with three for "The Croods" in character animation (Jakob Jensen), character design (Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi and Shane Prigmore) and animated effects (Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores and Jason Mayer).
"Frozen," which opened wide on Nov. 27, has been on a roll, tallying more than $800 million so far at the worldwide box office, and it won the Golden Globe for animated feature on Jan. 12. In addition to Saturday's best animated feature Annie, "Frozen" picked up kudos for feature directing for co-helmers Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (who also wrote the script), voice actor Josh Gad as Olaf the snowman, music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez and Christophe Beck, and production design by Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene and David Womersley.
Top television kudos went to Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time," which was named best TV/broadcast production for children. Tom Kenny won the TV voice acting Annie for his portrayal of the Ice King in the series. "Futurama" from 20th Century Fox nabbed the award for best general audience TV/broadcast production, and "Disney Sofia the First" took the top award from TV/broadcast production for pre-school children.
"Get a Horse," Disney's blending of classic characters and state of the art 3D animation techniques, took the prize for animated short. Universal's "Despicable Me 2" ad for Cinemark featuring the Minions won for TV/broadcast commercial. Best student film honors went to Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg's Viola Baier for her marzipan marital concoction "Wedding Cake."
The much buzzed about "Chipotle Scarecrow," from the restaurant chain's creative department and Moonbot Studios, won for best animated special production.
Rounding out the winners in the production categories is "The Last of Us," the survival themed videogame by Naughty Dog for PlayStation 3.
The night also featured special juried awards honoring career achievement and exceptional contributions to animation for celebrated filmmaker Steven Spielberg, manga artist and director Katsuhiro Otomo and visual effects maven Phil Tippett (Winsor McCay Award), costume designer Alice Davis (June Foray Award), creators of stop-motion software Dragronframe (Ub Iwerks) and the docu "I Know That Voice" (Certificate of Merit). A special achievement award went to the Creative Talent Network (CTN) Animation Expo.
A complete list of winners follows:
Best Animated Feature
Frozen - Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated Special Production
Chipotle Scarecrowâ¨- Chipotle Creative Department, Moonbot Studios
Best Animated Short Subject
Get A Horse!â¨- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial
Despicable Me 2 - Cinemarkâ¨- Universal Pictures
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children
Disney Sofia the Firstâ¨- Disney Television Animation
Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production For Children's Audience
Adventure Time - Cartoon Network Studios
Best General Audience Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Futuramaâ¨- 20th Century Fox Television
Best Animated Video Game
The Last of Us - â¨Naughty Dog
Best Student Film
Wedding Cake - Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg - Viola Baier, Iris Frisch
Animated Effects in an Animated Production
Jeff Budsberg, Andre Le Blanc, Louis Flores, Jason Mayer - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Animated Effects in a Live-Action Production
Michael Balog, Ryan Hopkins, Patrick Conran, Florian Witzel - Pacific Rimâ¨- Industrial Light & Magic
Character Animation in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production
Kureha Yokoo - 'Toy Story OF TERROR!'â¨- Pixar Animation Studios
Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production
Jakob Jensen - The Croods - DreamWorks Animation
Character Animation in a Live-Action Production
Jeff Capogreco, Jedrzej Wojtowicz, Kevin Estey, Alessandro Bonora, Gino Acevedo - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Gollumâ¨- Weta Digital
Character Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Paul Rudish - Disney Mickey Mouseâ¨- Disney Television Animation
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Carter Goodrich, Takao Noguchi, Shane Prigmore - The Croodsâ¨- DreamWorks Animation
Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Angus MacLane - Toy Story OF TERROR!â¨- Pixar Animation Studios
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee - Frozenâ¨- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Christopher Willis - Disney Mickey Mouse⨠- Disney Television Animation
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Christophe Beck - Frozenâ¨- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Angela Sung, William Niu, Christine Bian, Emily Tetri, Frederic Stewart - The Legend of Korraâ¨- Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Michael Giaimo, Lisa Keene, David Womersley - Frozenâ¨- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Daniel Chong - Toy Story of TERROR! - Pixar Animation Studios
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Dean Kelly - Monsters Universityâ¨- Pixar Animation Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Tom Kenny as the voice of Ice King - Adventure Time - â¨Cartoon Network Studios
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Josh Gad as the voice of Olaf - Frozen⨠- Walt Disney Animation Studios
Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Lewis Morton - Futurama - 20th Century Fox Television
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Hayao Miyazaki - The Wind Risesâ¨- Studio Ghibli/Touchstone Pictures/The Walt Disney Studios
Editorial in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production
Illya Owens - Disney Mickey Mouse - â¨Disney Television Animation
Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
Greg Snyder, Gregory Amundson, Steve Bloom - Monsters University⨠- Pixar Animation Studios
Winsor McCay Award - Katsuhiro Otomo, Steven Spielberg & Phil Tippett
June Foray - Alice Davis
Ub Iwerks - Dragonframe
Special Achievement - Creative Talent Network (CTN) Animation eXpo
Certificate of Merit - "I Know That Voice" (Documentary)
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San Jacinto College does not monitor the personal social media sites of our students. However, we do monitor the College name (San Jacinto College) and variations of it online. Students may be subject to disciplinary action, as outlined in the San Jacinto College student handbook, based on information posted on social networking sites. San Jacinto College reserves the right to turn cases of serious incidents over to the proper authorities. Examples of this may include, but are not limited to, threats against the College, its students, or employees.
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Developer(s) | Sphere |
Publisher(s) | Spectrum HoloByte |
Platform(s) | MS-DOS Apple Macintosh NEC PC-9801 |
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Genre(s) | Racing |
Mode(s) | Single-player Two-player (null-modem for MS-DOS, AppleTalk for Macintosh) |
Distribution | Floppy disks |
Vette! is a 1989 racing video game where the object is racing a Chevrolet Corvette through the streets of San Francisco. The game was notable for its (at the time) detailed un-shaded polygon rendering of San Francisco streets. It was released on three floppy disks with a Black & White or Color version available. It was also released with a large instruction manual that gave detailed specs about the cars and details about various areas in the city. At the beginning of the game, you were prompted to answer a question from the manual to prove you own the game. If you falsely answered, then you were able to play for limited time before a window popped up claiming, "You are Driving a Stolen Vette" and the game crashed.
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The game featured a completely 3D rendered San Francisco, with many famous landmarks visible in the game including the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay Bridge,[1] and you can even drive down Lombard Street, known as the "Crookedest Street In The U.S." by locals. The game gave players freedom that was not seen in games before, and for many years after, Vette!'s release. There were also many features that were unheard of in 1989, including:
- Car damage that affected the car's engine and handling
- Full control over the game's camera views, including interior cam with full working dashboard
- The presence and interaction of law enforcement, in which you get pulled over and must give an excuse as to your erratic driving
- The ability to drive anywhere within the accurately modeled city, including highways, tunnels, and bridges
- Pulling over at the various gas stations was the only way to repair your car
- This game had Grand Theft Auto qualities because the player is able to run people over
If you drive erratically a nearby cop will chase you. If you get pulled over there are 8 excuses to choose from. You can choose one from this list unless you are pulled over for vehicular homicide, meaning you run over at least 1 pedestrian during the chase, or within close proximity of a cop.
Compute! favorably reviewed the game, describing it as "Falcon AT on the ground". It praised the game's detail and EGA graphics, only criticizing the lack of sound card support, and concluded that "Vette! surpasses other driving simulations in its scope and realism".[1]
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Joan Rivers calls Michelle Obama trans, fights fur criticism, storms off CNN interview
Looks like Joan Rivers has another chapter to write for her book Diary of a Mad Diva.
While promoting her latest book, the notoriously outspoken star has been dishing it out, as usual. However, she can't seem to take it.
When questioned by a photographer, the 81-year-old comedian (who recently officiated a same-sex wedding) called U.S. President Barack Obama the first gay president and said that First Lady Michelle Obama is a transgender person (using the slur "tranny").
Days later, in response to backlash to her remarks, Rivers issued a statement to CNN:
"I think it's a compliment. She's so attractive, tall, with a beautiful body, great face, does great makeup. Take a look and go back to La Cage Au Follies [sic]. The most gorgeous women are transgender. Stop it already ... and if you want to talk about 'politically correct,' I think this is a 'politically incorrect' attack on me because I'm old, Jewish, a woman and a 'hetty' -- a heteosexual ... and I plan to sue the reporter who, when he turned off his camera, tried to touch me inappropriately on the a** - luckily he hit my ankle. Read the book ... if you think that's silly, wait to [sic] you see what I say about FDR and Eleanor!"
She later got some heat from animal-rights activists at a book signing for choosing to wear fur.
In typical Rivers manner, she told them "oh shut up" and "you don't know what the fuck you're talking about".
As if that wasn't enough, the eternally feisty Rivers continued on to CNN to be interviewed by Fredricka Whitfield.
But Rivers quickly expressed her dislike of the line of questions. She first balked at Whitfield's comment that Rivers' fashion critiques are sometimes "mean".
The final straw was a question about the fur she was wearing on her book cover.
She complained that everything Whitfield was saying was negative, and then stormed out of the interview.
Whitfield seemed confused as to whether Rivers was joking or not.
Although it might seem like a publicity stunt to boost her book sales, she had seemed to have lost her sense of humour by failing to dish out any comebacks. Whitfield also said that Rivers went on a foul-mouthed tirade as she left the set off-camera.
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lyn and anyone else who can please post some pictures dosnt matter if its point and shoot or techy stuff we still like to look and we do enjoy
I have just put some pictures on the camera thread from my laptop but I cant upload from my tablet which is google, same pictures same size, i think Chrome is the problem but I don't want to reinstall it
this picture has loaded ok from my laptop so its not too big it must have something to do with Chrome on my tablet
Regarding formatting the memory card David I wonder why its not mentioned in camera instructions ? any way I suppose its like defragmenting the hard drive on the computer.
I will continue to put my pictures on here good or bad and ask questions and hope the answers are useful to somebody else
not sure if its technically correct but I like it the best
i uninstalled chrome yesterday because since its last update the text on web pages was tiny. today i cant upload pictures to this site on my asus tablet, i havnt tried on my laptop
i cant load any pictures on this thread i will try on hello forkers
i was going to post a couple of macro pictures but i had forgotten i had changed the size of them on the camera and not changed back so they will have to be for another day when i have the computer on and i can resize
i do love your roses David
when i put the software on the computer for my new camera it gave me the option of joining the fuji forum, reading some of the posts the advise given to one or two questions was to format the memory card again and i got the impression it was a good idea to format after every download of images, does anybody do this its the first time i have heard of it
I might try that fidget but its a bit cold today
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When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey Bolitar and his loyal new friends—sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon—find themselves at the center of a terrifying mystery involving the shooting of their friend Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey have to continue his quest to uncover the truth about the Abeona Shelter, the Butcher of Lodz and the mysterious death of his father, he needs to figure out who shot Rachel—no matter what it takes.
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When the definitive history of the dismantling of the system of justice during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries in the United States is written, the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will deserve its own chapter. The next episode in this sad saga will play out on Wednesday in a satellite courtroom for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Jacksonville, Florida. I will try to be in the courtroom for the oral arguments, but unfortunately, the Eleventh Circuit allows no electronic devices of any type in the courtroom, so I will have to take notes and then prepare a report from the notes.
The immediate question at hand on Wednesday will be arguments in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision on June 29, 2010 that vacated Siegelman's conviction and remanded it for review by the Eleventh Circuit in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling v. United States (pdf).
For background on how we have arrived at this point, the timeline below draws on information assembled by Raw Story and from the statement of facts in the Eleventh Circuit appeal decision from March of 2009 (pdf). I have pieced together the timeline going forward from the appeal.
November, 1998 Don Siegelman elected Governor of Alabama.
July 19, 1999 Check for $500,000 from Integrated Health Services (on behalf of UBS Bank) arranged by Richard Scrushy written and eventually credited toward expenses incurred in Alabama lottery campaign, presumably in return for Scrushy being appointed to Alabama Certificate of Need Board. This board determines which health facilities are needed in the state and Scrushy's HealthSouth is one of the largest heath care providers in Alabama. Note that Scrushy had already served on this board under previous Republican governors, to whom he had made donations.
July 26, 1999 Scrushy appointed to CON Board, along with seven other board members.
May 23, 2000 Additional $250,000 check directly from HealthSouth deposited against lottery campaign expenses.
November, 2002 Bob Riley narrowly defeats Don Siegelman in Alabama Gubernatorial race amid questions about changed vote tallies.
October 26, 2005 Federal grand jury indicts Siegelman on 32 counts of bribery, conspiracy, mail fraud and obstruction of justice.
December 12, 2005 Second, superseding indictment for racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice and extortion.
June 29, 2006 Siegelman convicted on six counts including bribery, conspiracy, honest services mail fraud and obstruction of justice. He is acquitted on twenty-two other counts.
From the Eleventh Circuit Court opinion document, here is the description of the issues Siegelman raised during appeal:
On appeal, Siegelman and Scrushy together allege nine errors in the trial proceedings below. With respect to the bribery, conspiracy and honest services mail fraud counts against them, defendants assert that the court's instructions erroneously failed to require the jury to find a quid pro quo in order to convict; that, in any event, there was insufficient evidence of any quid pro quo; that the bribery counts were barred by the statute of limitations; and that the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay used to convict them on these counts. Defendants also allege that there was juror misconduct requiring the grant of a new trial and that the procedures used to select their grand and petit juries violated the Jury Selection and Services Act of 1968 and the Constitution. Siegelman contends that there was insufficient evidence that he obstructed justice and that the district court abused its discretion in sentencing him by upwardly departing from the Sentencing Guidelines.
March 6, 2009 Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upholds four counts on which Siegelman was convicted and reverses two.
June 29, 2010 US Supreme Court order (via TPM Muckraker):
The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted. The judgment is vacated, and the cases are remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for further consideration in light of Skilling v. United States, 561 U.S. ___ (2010).
August 31, 2010 Siegelman attorneys file brief with Eleventh Circuit requesting reversal on all counts. Roger Shuler at Legal Schnauzer describes the brief (and provides it in an embedded document), quoting attorney Sam Heldman:
Most of the case against Governor Siegelman is based on the law that the Supreme Court addressed in Skilling, the so-called "honest services" law. The Supreme Court held in Skilling that the reach of that law is much narrower than prosecutors had long believed. It covers only true bribery and kickback cases. Governor Siegelman's case is not a bribery case. It is purely a case about lawful contributions to the lottery campaign, not a case about bribery. Governor Siegelman did not get a penny from those campaign contributions for himself. Under Skilling, there simply was no crime.
This leaves only two charges against Governor Siegelman, under laws other than the "honest services" statute. But Skilling requires dismissal of those charges as well. In charging Governor Siegelman under those other laws, the prosecutors in this case have tried to expand those laws beyond the words that Congress wrote. The Supreme Court in Skilling emphasized that in our system, criminal laws must be carefully written to give notice in advance of what is prohibited, and that prosecutors cannot stretch the laws to cover the prosecutors' chosen targets. Here again, Governor Siegelman simply did not break any laws.
Which brings us to the oral arguments scheduled for Wednesday, addressing Siegelman's request to reverse the remaining four counts based on the Supreme Court's narrowing of the honest services law in the Skilling decision.
The dry recitation of events in the timeline above does not touch on the deceit inherent in how Siegelman came to be charged in the first place. For a good description of some of the underhandedness of the George W. Bush Justice Department under the influence of Karl Rove, the 60 Minutes piece from 2008 gives a good overview:
What will happen next is anyone's guess, but I am struck by the irony that Siegelman stands a good chance to be acquitted based on a decision rendered by the most conservative branch of the Supreme Court in absolving Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling of several of his convictions. Here is how Scott Horton describes what might be in store in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Skilling and its remand of the Siegelman case to the Eleventh Circuit:
This decision does not necessarily mark the end of Siegelman's ordeal. The Supreme Court split on the constitutionality of the honest-services fraud statute under which Siegelman was convicted, on evidence subsequently revealed to have been improperly coerced. Three justices felt the entire statute was unconstitutional and should fall. The remaining six attempted to salvage something from it but also expressed concern about the way the Justice Department was interpreting and applying the statute, and insisted that it be considerably narrowed. With this decision, the ball is back in the Justice Department's court. It should take full measure of the Skilling decision and abandon the case against Siegelman, which is probably the single most abusive use of the honest-services fraud statute yet—surely more abusive than that of the Skilling case itself. But we're dealing with a Justice Department that never admits a lapse in judgment, much less abuse of prosecutorial discretion—both of which were in ready supply in this highest profile political prosecution in recent American history. So it will be up to the Eleventh Circuit to apply the Skilling ruling, and then perhaps the case will make a return trip to the High Court if it reinstates any aspect of the Siegelman conviction.
Update: The panel who will hear arguments is Gerald Tjoflat, J.L. Edmondson and James C. Hill, the same panel who heard the previous Siegelman appeal. They are described as experienced and respected, but were appointed by Republicans and are conservative. Note, for example, that Tjoflat was one of the very few judges arguing to keep Terry Schiavo alive.


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For more information on the scholarships and grants listed above, email email@example.com, call the Student Information Hotline at 800.858.1840 (405.225.9239 in Oklahoma City) or visit Oklahoma's higher education Web site at www.okhighered.org.
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Regional Universities |
Community Colleges |
Technical Branches |
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Mandatory Fees |
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Aladdin was a very pleasant way to spend two and a half hours in Sheffield. Well done to the Lyceum Theatre. These performances were excellent and I would like to find out more about the said performers.
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I'm going to start my pointing out that this was originally an XBOX Arcade title. I don't agree with it being released onto disc as that's not really the point of it. It's more of an episodic gameplay where you buy each episode. It works out better that way. #rantover
This game is how all games should be. You make choices that affect the entire game. It's brilliant. You can choose to let some people live and die, or to take other people's food, give a child a hoodie or leave her cold, the list is endless. I don't really know what genre to put this game into. It's listed as an Action & Shooter but it's more an Action & Exploration/Investigation game, if that's even a category. You spend most of the time walking around areas finding things and talking to people, but there are moments like a walker (zombie equivalent) attack on a pharmacy or a run across the rooftops that keep the action flowing.
The story is brilliant. Initially Lee, the main character, is being transported via federal custody to a prison for murdering someone but the idiot driver loses control and spins off the road. The officer dies in the crash and Lee raids his body for the keys, when the body rears up and attacks him. You then go on to find a little girl Clementine, in a house waiting for her parents to come home, when actually they aren't going to. She is hiding in her treehouse on account of her babysitter turning into a walker. A great story unfolds that spans across several characters and you have a direct impact on how everyone's lives turn out, or even if their lives turn out at all. For the amount of choices and the painful emotions they invoke, this game is worth playing.
I've recently upgraded my Xbox 360 hard drive to allow a greater amount of storage space, and I made the most of it by downloading some arcade games. Arcade games are often an independent release available to purchase exclusively through Microsoft's Marketplace on Xbox Live. The Walking Dead series is something that I follow on TV and I really liked the sound of this interactive storytelling game. The game is split into 5 episodes which are downloaded individually at the "cost" of 400 Microsoft points each, totalling 2,000 points required for the full game. To give you an idea of value, Microsoft points are purchased using real cash, at a standard "exchange rate" of 500 points = £4.25, 1,000 points = £8.50, and so on. So to purchase the full game it cost me £17.00. However, since I made my downloads, the game has been released in full on disc format, and Microsoft have finally done away with the whole points purchase system which means you can buy arcade game downloads directly using regular old cash money - hooray!
Description: "Episode one of a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman's award-winning series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. Experience events, meet people and visit locations that foreshadow the story of Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes. A tailored game experience - actions, choices and decisions you make will affect how your story plays out across the entire series. Additional episodes available as downloadable content."
So the idea behind this Walking Dead game series is that you play as the main character Lee, and then work your way through the first stage of the zombie apocalypse, meeting other survivors along the way and making a choice through set offerings as to how you handle each situation that comes up. You will find a few familiar names from The Walking Dead, but mostly the story is stand-alone and is different to what has happened in the TV series, so watching the show first will not spoil the content of the game as such. There are a few puzzles thrown in where you will need to hunt for items and look for alternative solutions when problems arise. One main issue I have is that the controls are just awful. It is difficult to control your character and the odd, jumpy camera angles do not help at all. Your character moves along incredibly slowly around pre-set areas, and it all feels very structured, which fits with the method of gameplay. You are only able to interact with items, scenery and other characters when the menu display comes up on the screen and offers you a choice of actions. Conversations are limited to the options displayed, and it can be a laborious process to find out snippets of information from the other characters as you have to guess which method of approach is best when you are conversing with them, and use the correct language and tone appropriately to get the desired result. There are frequent cut scenes which I found were rather long, and I became increasingly frustrated the more they interrupted my gameplay.
The game seems to employ what I personally find to be some unnecessary shock tactics, in order to break up the dull monotonous sections and bring about a fast action sequence to change the pace and move the story along. Oddly enough, even though I've been a zombie fan for many years, anything gory makes me go squeamish and there were several scenes in the game where I had to actively engage in some controversial and explicitly violent actions. I felt quite uncomfortable playing through a few of these bits, as the game has been designed to make the player emotionally invested in the characters and you have to choose your own reasoning and then follow through with the necessary actions, which is much more involved than the detached approach of shooting off waves of zombies in an ordinary zombie themed game such as Dead Rising, Dead Island, Left 4 Dead etc.
One major deciding factor that made me dislike the game was the role of Clementine, a young girl who you come across at the very beginning of the game. This is a potential mini-spoiler, so scan to the next paragraph if you're worried, but it's a huge part of the game and no real secret. Anyway, what happens is you end up becoming Clem's guardian and father figure throughout the ENTIRE game. She is always there, bugging you, getting in the way and causing trouble. She follows you around and you have to constantly check that she is ok and work out how to best look after her. I found it impossibly irritating to have to bear full responsibility for looking after another character throughout the entire game, particularly as she is a child. I have no interest in kids in real life, and the last thing I want to do in my spare time is look after a fake one when I should be doing important things like saving my own ass and killing zombies! Unfortunately you cannot choose to leave her. I have tried, and it forces you to take her along with you from the start.
There are no extra features with this game, although if you have enough patience you can make the most of the multiple choice options at every stage and replay this game to your heart's content. I like to think that I stand on a moral high ground and played through my first go opting for the "best" answers and choices to lead me along the "right" path to the final conclusion. After I had played the game the way I thought it should be played, I was looking forward to going back and raising hell with as many of the other characters as possible! I decided to start trouble and rub them up the wrong way to see what sort of reactions it caused, and was curious to see if the plot really does divert and I would end up with a different outcome than I had previously. Obviously I had encountered all of the big spoilers already, so I could go into the decision making process feeling better informed than when I played previously and had to guess at the correct choices, so I thought that playing through again might put me at more of an advantage. Unfortunately you are unable to skip the boring parts by simply not choosing an option, as it does force you to make a clear decision one way or another. That said, some of the decisions have a limited time span and the clock counts down quickly, urging you to choose quickly which can lead to some snap judgements and panicky button-bashing rather than thinking it through carefully.
One of the most interesting ideas within the game was the statistics display which is presented upon completion of each level. You are shown a summary of the main decision making plot points and as well as indicating which side you took, it also shows you a percentage total of all the decisions made by other Xbox Live players so you can compare how many people sided with or against you on each point. I liked that I was able to see how my choices progressed throughout each level, recapping on the key parts of each chapter. It was also really interesting to see if I sided with or against the majority of the other players, and to think about how I could have played each part differently.
There are 8 achievements available for each episode of the game, but these are just handed out to you for sticking with the game and completing the various sections of each storyline, so there's no way to challenge yourself or earn extra gamerscore points through further replays of the game. I found this a little bit disappointing as I think that the achievements are usually an excellent way to gain some replay value and look into all the aspects of a game to complete it thoroughly and find out new bits you might have otherwise missed, and I feel that this may have been overlooked in favour of developing the community statistics aspect.
Overall I can't really say that I enjoyed this game. I was often left shouting at the screen because I was fed up of the limitations that the options provided, and the storylines didn't necessarily pan out the way that I would have wanted them to. Even though I truly love zombies and have enjoyed The Walking Dead TV shows, I was still not fully engaged with the game and did not enjoy it as much as I had expected to. I would only recommend this to real fans of The Walking Dead, as it was a bit too simple and poorly made for my tastes, and I can't see a casual gamer wanting to stick with the game the whole way through. In all honesty I thought this was just too slow and boring, with the concept being far better than the actual gameplay. I would give it a 2/10 so one dooyoo star seems fair.
Ah, this game. Every so often a game comes along that gets me completely hooked. I'm pulled into it-hook, line and sinker. The Walking Dead by Telltale Games definitely did this to me.
This point and click action game sees you take on the role of Lee, a convicted criminal who was on his way to being exported to prison at the time of the initial outbreak. After escaping a car crash caused by a walker, Lee starts to realise that his life has changed dramatically-gone is the prospect of donning prison robes and staring at bars-in it's place, Lee must fight to survive against the undead, whilst redeeming himself for his past mistakes as he progresses.
On his travels, Lee bumps into Clementine, an eight year old girl who has been surviving by sheltering in her treehouse from the zombies below. Instantly struck by her and noticing her parents are absent, Lee quickly forms a friendship with the little girl, taking on the role of her guardian until she finds her parents in Savannah, who had been on vacation at the time of the outbreak.
What makes this game work so well is the relationship between Lee and Clem. As the game progresses, you will notice how their relationship has evolved, to the point where we are rooting for both of them to make it through to safety together. Clementine is impossible to dislike-sweet, innocent, and seeing the good in everybody, her idolisation of her saviour, Lee, is easy to love. You actually want to do everything you can to save Clementine, perhaps one of the most loveable characters to come out of a video game for a long time.
Clementine and Lee's relationship is part of a much wider, complex fight for survival, which the writers have managed to convey so successfully in the story. It's easy to become emotionally invested in the story, the characters you meet and join along the way, and the consequences for the actions you decided to take.
The point and click aspect of the game is fantastic-it's great fun exploring each place and interacting with things to see Lee and the other characters reactions. The puzzles are never that complicated-often obstacles can be remedied rather quickly, but nevertheless, they're enjoyable-and satisfying-to complete. However, the choice aspect is probably one of the stongest parts. Throughout the story you will be confronted with decisions which will change the narrative depending on which option you have decided on. Many decisions are incredibly difficult to make, but with often only a split second to pick an option, this game relies heavily on your instinct. Many times you will be sitting there filled with guilt, regretting the option you decided to take, whilst other times you will be rejoicing at how successful the situation has turned out.
Being a fan of the comics, I was pleased to notice that the game not only follows the bleak, sometimes darkly funny tone of the comics, but also the style of it too. Characters are designed to look like they've stepped straight out of the pages of Robert Kirkman's excellent series.
At the end of each episode, statistics are revealed, showing percentages of players that took either decision each time. Most of the time, these statistics are rather divided, and it is interesting seeing how you compare to fellow players.
Without giving away any spoilers, I was amazed at how powerful this game, and it's excellent story was. I am not ashamed to admit that I cried at the ending of episode 5, as I am sure many others did too! I left the game feeling a little devastated, and sat contemplating my choices for some time afterwards. This is what made this one of the most talked about games of 2012-it sticks with you long after.
So congratulations The Walking Dead and Telltale Games for winning 2012's Game of the Year, it's well deserved. Now, please bring on Series 2!
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I lost the first horse I rode to a mountain lion (I was such a newb. I heard it and did nothing xD)..then I gained that stallion..so it was all good xD I haven't lost it yet either and I've just made it to Mexico!
yeah, but ponies are such good friends...
Soshi would usually lose his to cougars/pumas/mountain lions... so sad
I lost the first horse I rode to a mountain lion (I was such a newb. I heard it and did nothing xD)..then I gained that stallion..so it was all good xD I haven't lost it yet either and I've just made it to Mexico!
\^o^/ YAY GWENIBE!
oh, a tip from Soshi: if you're ever out picking flowers in a possible cougar territory, park your horse VERY FAR AWAY. Oh, and don't hunt boars on foot... you'll constantly find yourself rolling down hills...
EDIT: Soshi remembered a couple more! One: If there are rams, there are mostly likely cougars as well, Two: Beware of rattlesnakes (and their rattles), becuz they can bite your horse and it will die from the poison, Three: Don't leave your horse out in an open field when you have a gun fight, Four: Don't use said horse as cover in said gun fight.
you can seen how much trouble Soshi had in the game
lmao! I'm ashamed to say that I have used a horse for a shield before..just not my own lolz
There are rattle snakes?!? actually, now that I think of it, I may have heard one when playing, I haven't seen one yet though o_O
ermm if it was me soshi i would stay on the hourse and get like a metal grabing mecanisim and grab the flowers like that .... but thats just because im awsome lol XD or else id get someone else to do it for me who dont know what they would run in to and go away and be like hahahaha lol
lol @ equinn! that would be a great plan xD
Typical resident Evil scenario: little ammo, one first aid spray, 2 lickers and a room full of zombies to get past..hmmm..
haha yep! im just an evil mastermind talkin about that is hanson still on ao? i still wanna know if its a she or a he? im positive its a she tho....
got a copy of Resident Evil Archives finally! (yeah a bit behind I am).
SO much fun, super duper creepy all over again. Still in the mansion about the face that snake!


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On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 02:15:27AM +0000, Harry Van Haaren wrote:
> That's the background to this question: Is mutex locking the only way to
It helps to clearly separate two things:
1. How a multithreaded program can be structured
2. A particular implementation of threads, e.g. Posix.
(2) maybe suggests (1), but in fact the two are quite
For (1) there are several approaches:
A1. Data is shared between threads, access to it is
contolled by mutexes.
A2. The CSP way: all data used by a thread strictly private
to that thread. If another thread needs it, it is copied
via a data channel. Threads can sync on data channels,
i.e. they can wait for data to arrive.
A3. As (A2) but data maybe transferred by just sending
a pointer to it. The pointer message transfers ownner-
ship - even if a thread could still access the data
after having transmitted it, it will not do so until
it receives the pointer again. The net result is the
same as (A2), but it can be more efficient if large
amounts of data have to be moved.
A related issue is how to control the threads themselves
in an application where threads could be added and removed
B1. Threads can be 'killed' by other threads.
B2. Threads can not be terminated externally, but they
are designed to terminate themselves when necessary
or on request.
(A1, B1) often go together, as do (A2, A3, B2). This is
logical, as if thread data is private, only the thread
itself can clean up before quitting, so no thread should
ever be 'zapped'.
The choice between these models is independent of the thread
implementation you use. Mixing them in large applications is
usually a recipe for trouble. (A1) is somewhat closer to actual
low-level threads implementations, while (A2, A3) may require
some thin layer on top of them, but such a layer can be made
for whatever thread implementation. It also adds a degree of
abstraction, and hence portability. Another feature of the
CSP inspired models is that they can work on multiprocessor
system where each processor has only private memory, and
data channels between them are supported by hardware.
Coming from a CSP bacground, I certainly do prefer (A2, A3)
except maybe for very simple systems, but that could be a
very personal preference.
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Eddie Van Halen slated to talk about his life and music as part of the Smithsonian's "What It Means To Be American" series. A post on the program's website says Eddie will "discuss his American journey, and how he's reinvented himself, his band, and the way the guitar is played." Van Halen's talk is set for the National Museum of American History on February 12th. The event will be posted for viewing online at www.whatitmeanstobeamerican.org on February 13th.


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Rotor Digital Camera Concept: Look Ma, No Buttons
Paris-based designer Charlie Nghiem has come up with a new interface for using digital cameras. For his Rotor digital camera concept, Nghiem got rid of all of the buttons and used a stack of cylinders to operate the camera's key functions.
The cylinder has got rotating sections, allowing users to adjust each of the settings of the camera. Instead of having buttons all over the place, this simplified interface makes it easy to find the right setting and to change it without getting lost in a bunch of menus.
It makes you wonder if we'll see something like this on cameras pretty soon. From what I've seen, the trend has been to remove all buttons and go for a touchscreen interface, but I still think physical buttons are needed for key functions you want to operate without having to look at the screen.
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Okay, the last detail on our kitchen job is chairs. Our budget has run out, as has our ability to make decisions. The current chairs are from our bonus room. They are in bad shape, so will have to be repainted and of course reupholstered. Another option is to return those to the bonus room and use some antique ladder back chairs from MIL. They are cherry stained and also not in great shape. So... 2. Stained dark like table top (for the ladder backs), painted white, painted medium gray, or even painted a soft yellow? 3. Which upholstery? Preferably one of the ones in the curtain or pillows, since we have leftovers. There's a gray dot, a solid yellow linen, and the gray and yellow print. Here's a link to my reveal if it helps to see the whole thing. |
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Could just be me, but the chairs as is look just perfect there. |
- Posted by beautybutdebtfree (My Page) on Fri, Aug 1, 14 at 6:45
Yeah, perfect, actually. Y'know what I really like? The lattice back of the chair echos your window mullions! So I say keep the echo, and have them white like the windows and trim. Use an upholstery that is medium, not light, and somewhat busy. That way any spills will not be super apparent as the would on plain, light upholstery. |
Those look brand new. I really like them! I say keep them. I wouldn't even worry about reupholstering right away. |
Another vote to keep them! If you want to repaint, paint in same color. I like the current upholstery - matches the table and floor, but since you have left over fabric, that's an easy task, no? You could even cut squares of both fabrics, tuck in place (over what you have), take pictures and then decide between the three. With new fabric, definitely spray with lots of Scotch Guard. |
- Posted by daytimedrama (My Page) on Fri, Aug 1, 14 at 8:13
I like how the backs of these echoes the windows, but honestly the ladder back ones would probably look great too. The grey dots probably would hide dirt better than the yellow, but the yellow is great too. You've made such great choices already, I think any of them would work with it. |
I agree, they look great. I would think even though it's a lighter background, the busier yellow fabric wouldn't show stuff as much and would look good. But maybe not, maybe the dark background would be better. Any would look good, and if you've got extras of multiple, you can always switch it out later. :) (And I didn't say on your reveal thread...I really like your light over your table.) |
I say keep them, they look great! Either fabric would be good too. I agree with oldbat2be, scotchguard them! |
I like the ones there already, just Change out the cushion fabric. I'm in a similar boat, wish I had existing chairs to work with. :) |
It seems to be unanimous (a rare event indeed). I think we'll keep the existing chairs, but repaint them in the same off-white as the table and bench. Right now they are just off the shelf white from 12 years ago and pretty chipped. We will use the gray dot fabric. Thanks! |
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But we're not complaining. With that lush 5-inch touch screen you can expect PvZ's gameplay to convert perfectly to Vita, and fingers crossed PopCap will work in some quirky new features for its latest version too.
Expect this to pop up on the PS Store around the console's February 22 launch, and if you've not played PvZ in any form yet, make it a top-priority purchase.


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Nevertheless, Shepard can press for more. In fact, one of the options is, "I want details", which leads the Child into spouting extra granular exposition. All this, keep in mind, is for hardcore fans of the series. It'll either wash over or confuse casuals. It's like if Star Wars came to a crashing halt to allow Luke to ask how the Millennium Falcon's thrusters work.
Concluding the talk with the Child, it all goes a bit Independence Day. Along with the usual shots of troops fighting in a grey-skied London, there's a 15-second scene of the Asari fighting a similar battle on their home world Thessia, then the Krogan on Tuchanka. It doesn't necessarily clarify anything, but it's an effective way of giving the conflict greater scale than 'a street in London'.
Then comes the biggest change. At the end, where normally the credits roll, there's a montage of static shots - Mordin doing some calculations, Reapers flying away from Earth, the Citadel floating in bits through space. Think Deus Ex: Human Revolution's ending, Bioware, like Eidos Montreal, probably lacking time and money to go for a full-on, full-motion cutscene. In this case it's understandable.
During this, a post-human Shepard narrates. This is after we've given up our humanity to control the Reapers. He's clearly not himself, calmly referencing his 'past form' in third person. Basically, everyone's okay, and he goes on for three minutes, and then the Normandy's surviving crew pins his name to the board of deceased crew members. Closure.
After the credit's is one last gesture of goodwill - a "thank you" from Bioware. The previous one was basically a slap in the face ( "Well done for playing, now buy the DLC!") but this note's a little gentler, a little more personal. It sums up the ending, and in a way, the entire incident.
Perhaps Bioware, after putting every effort into making an incredible series of games, will think a little bit more about how to end it. Like I said, for me, the previous one was solid enough - but, for fans less certain and more vocally opposed, this should offer a softer extra layer of closure.


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